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Stromelysin-1 and interleukin-6 gene promoter polymorphisms are determinants of asymptomatic carotid artery atherosclerosis.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Dec 2000
Rauramaa R, Väisänen S B, Luong L A, Schmidt-Trücksäss A, Penttilä I M, Bouchard C, Töyry J, Humphries S E
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The functional 5A/6A polymorphism of the stromelysin-1 promoter has been implicated as a potential genetic marker for the progression of angiographically determined atherosclerosis in patients with coronary artery disease. Recently, a novel interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene functional G/C polymorphism at...
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